(A good clarification, Bill!(!). And very clearly made, also. I *thought* that's what you had in mind.) ;-)
(I put these lines parenthetically, in a kibitzing role). --Joe "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > Suresh, > > You wrote: > [Suresh] Buddha Nature is not an experience. A nature cannot be experience. > Awareness without thoughts is not an experience. Hence it is called "self > realization". > > I think our only difference here is a semantic one. I agree with you that > Buddha Nature is 'awareness without thoughts'. That's EXACTLY what I call > 'experience'. When thoughts enter the picture it's no longer just > 'experience', it's 'perception'. > > I think when I use the word 'experience' you are thinking I'm meaning > 'perception'. I am not. I am meaning ONLY sensual experience - Just THIS! > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], SURESH JAGADEESAN <varamtha@> wrote: > > > > Dear Joe, > > > > "Are you quoting from someone again, or does the flow of questioning > > that you write constitute the sequence of your own thoughts and > > concerns?" > > > > Those are my own words. I am cornered to answer like this. Who am I? <snip> ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
